The LA SBDC Regional Network offers no-cost virtual business workshops for small businesses.

We serve Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, and Ventura counties.

  • Accounting, Financial Management and Tax Overview

    Webinar

    How to handle accounting and financial record-keeping is one of the most difficult decisions company owners make. They ask questions such as: “Should we use Quickbooks Online, Quickbooks Desktop or some other program?” “What records do we need to keep for tax reporting?” “Should we hire someone to do our bookkeeping?” “What is the difference […]

    Free
  • Developing An Actionable Business Plan

    Webinar

    You can’t get there if you don’t know what or where “there” is. This class is intended to assist both startups and expanding or scaling businesses in developing an actionable and measurable plan for the next steps in growing a profitable business. In this class we will actively work on:    –Defining your business model –Identifying […]

    Free
  • Learn CFO Skills: Financial Modeling Part 1

    Webinar

    A simple financial model can be created using your company’s financial data (historical and/or forecasted). CFOs and financial analysts use financial models to determine if/when a company will be profitable, what is the correct selling price, how many “widgets” need to be sold to be cover costs and how much money is available to pay […]

    Free
  • Marketing Essentials for Business Growth: Build Your Visibility & Drive Results

    Webinar

    Are you a business owner or entrepreneur ready to take control of your marketing but not sure where to start? This hands-on workshop is designed to help you understand and implement the core marketing strategies every business needs to grow. In this session, we’ll break down the essentials and help you build a solid foundation to boost […]

    Free
  • The Importance of Vision and Mission When Marketing Your Business

    North Long Beach Higher Education Center 635 E. South Street, Long Beach, CA, United States

    If you are a business owner and someone asks you, “What do you do?” you need to answer with an easy-to-follow story that gets to the heart of the matter, explaining what you do, why you do it, and how people benefit from using your products or services. This workshop examines how to build your […]

    Free
  • Live Q&A: All About Growing Your Sales and Making Your Processes More Efficient

    Webinar

    Join the Long Beach SBDC for our live Q&A addressing questions on how to increase the sales of your business and how to make your operation run more efficiently. SBDC business advisors Mike Huntley and Herb Thompson will interact live with the audience via Zoom and answer questions covering a broad range of topics that […]

    free
  • Learn CFO Skills: Financial Modeling Part 2

    Webinar

    Business owners struggle with business decisions that affect the financial health of the company. “Are we selling at the right price?” “Are we making money?” “Can we afford to hire someone?” Many times, these decisions are made without a thorough understanding of the financial implications. This does not need to be the case. There are […]

    Free
  • How To Sell When You’re Not A Salesperson

    Webinar

    Business owners and entrepreneurs must promote their business or products to investors, customers or clients. Often, this is something they have never done before, and they lack training to approach the challenge. To address this situation, this workshop has been built to help you learn much of what you need to know. Topics covered include: […]

    Free
  • Decisions, Decisions! How To Approach Business Decisions With Confidence & Clarity

    Webinar

    Why Attend? Every business owner faces tough decisions—whether it’s investing in new equipment, expanding services, or launching a marketing campaign. Make the right call every time! Join us for a dynamic, 90-minute webinar where you’ll learn practical frameworks and tools to approach business decisions with confidence, clarity, and strategy. This webinar is perfect for small […]

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  • Live Q&A: All About Marketing Your Small Business

    Webinar

    Join the Long Beach SBDC for our Live Marketing Q&A addressing questions on how to effectively market and grow your business. SBDC advisor and Business Growth Strategist David Mitroff Ph.D. and Brad Pollak, Director of the Long Beach SBDC, will interact live with the audience via Zoom and answer questions covering a broad range of […]

    Free
  • Funding Your Growth: For Existing and Start-Up Small Businesses

    North Long Beach Higher Education Center 635 E. South Street, Long Beach, CA, United States

    Are you at a point where you need funding for the continued growth of your business? Are you unsure how to find the right sources of funding? Do you know the exact amount of cash-flow needed to grow your business? Join SBDC advisors Shaila Patankar and Max Ordonez for a workshop that identifies some key […]

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  • How To Build A Road Map To Start Your Business

    North Long Beach Higher Education Center 635 E. South Street, Long Beach, CA, United States

    Are you thinking of starting a business? Are you trying to determine if it’s the right course of action? This workshop focuses on answering 13 important questions to help you build a road map to determine how best to proceed with your entrepreneurial vision. We will address: Philosophical questions to help you define your Vision […]

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